Lymphangioma

lymphangioma

[‚lim‚fan·jē′ō·mə]

(medicine)

An abnormal mass of lymphatic vessels.

Lymphangioma

a tumor of the lymphatic vessels.

Most lymphangiomas represent defects of development. They may be localized in any part of the body and its organs and tissues, but they are found most often in the neck, skin, subcutaneous connective tissue, or retroperitoneal space (less frequently, in the liver, spleen, or kidneys). They appear as soft swellings of various dimensions in the skin or subcutaneous tissue and seem to disappear when pressed. Lymphangiomas grow slowly. They become inflamed readily. Treatment is surgical.

Building on a clinical analysis of cystic hygroma data from our large, comprehensive validation study across the genome, we are able to expand the functionality of our verifi prenatal test for physicians and their patients," said Dr.

The first sign that Katie wasn't well came when an antenatal scan revealed she had a cystic hygroma - a mass that commonly occurs on the head or neck and which can point to a chromosomal or other birth defect.

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